Carnival Costumes (Upper Key Stage 2)

Design Brief: Design and Make Fashion Waistcoat to wear at the Class Carnival Parade
Strand of Learning: Materials and Textiles
Overview: In this unit of work children become costume designers. They design and make a carnival costume to wear in the class carnival parade. The costume consists of a waistcoat and matching mask that are designed around a common carnival theme. Children learn about carnival and the history of waistcoats. They learn how to create a pattern template for a waistcoat and using this pattern template, they cut and assemble fabric pieces, adding buttons and pockets to create a waistcoat product. Children choose a theme for their carnival costume and create a mood board of ideas and images to reflect this theme. Using the mood board they have created, they design and make a waistcoat and matching face mask applying a range of decorative techniques to create their carnival costume. They showcase their carnival costume in the class fashion parade.

PDF Worksheet Jpg File: Waistcoat Designer

Medium Term Planning includes:

Pupils should know:

Creating a prototype of a design is useful for checking ideas and seeing how well they work.
Different types of drawing can be used to help with designing and communicating ideas about a product.
How labels and annotated drawings can be used to explain and communicate how a product is made and how it will work.
Choosing materials, tools and equipment is dependent upon the skills and techniques to be used.
Step-by-step action plans should be created and followed when making complex products.
A range of different finishing techniques and choose ones that are suitable to create a quality product.

To continually reflect on and evaluate their work throughout the stages of designing and making.
That evaluating the whole project is an important part of design technology.
About a range of inspirational designs and designers throughout history and use this knowledge to support their own work as designers.

Materials

The different properties of materials and how they are considered when designing and making a product.

Textiles

Blanket stitch is used to strengthen edges and when joining to fabrics.
The importance of using a template (pattern) to accurately mark out a design on a fabric.

Pupils should know how to:

List the materials and tools that will be needed to make a product they have designed.

Drawing Skills

Communicate their ideas using cross-sectional drawings and cut-away drawings.
Use computer-aided design software to develop and communicate their ideas.
Work responsibly using guidelines to ensure they keep themselves and others safe.
Write an action plan for the making process including lists of tools, equipment and materials needed.
Accurately assemble, join and combine materials and components to ensure a quality finish to a product.
Apply a range of decorative and finishing techniques following the product design.
List ways of improving a product considering the views of others and intended users.

Materials

Measure and cut materials with precision and refine the finish with appropriate tools.

Textiles

Join textiles with a combination of stitching techniques (such as blanket stitch, back stitch for seams and running stitch to attach decoration).
Create products by joining several fabric pieces that employ a seam allowance.
Use the qualities of materials to create suitable visual and tactile effects in the decoration of masks and textile products.